Paul Pearson

ECUI 531
Scott Reilly
Reflection of Field Experience
I cannot express how grateful I am for having the opportunity to oserve a physics
teacher who has mastery of the content! rapport with the stu"ents! an" effective instructional
strategies# $his "efinitely put a lot of pressure on me when I taught %r# &iney's stu"ents# $here
was an instant change in the atmosphere when I woul" "eliver my lesson# %y time as an
oserver was covere" over a short timeframe! so I ha" little chance to ma(e connections with the
stu"ents prior to instructing them# $hese factors ha" a significant impact on my "elivery#
)owever! this is a scenario that we are meant to overcome as teachers# *ou overcome this
y proper preparation! "ifferentiating your instruction! appealing to all learning styles! an"
(eeping your stu"ents engage"# $hese are all areas that I still see( to improve upon# I spent too
much time writing material on the oar"! when I coul" have prepare" it electronically an"
"evote" more time to an activity# +ewton's ,aws of %otion seem self-explanatory to someone
who has een expose" to them extensively# .nother ostacle I have to overcome is ma(ing the
material manageale an" pacing myself properly so that stu"ents have time to ma(e inferences
aout the su/ect matter# $oo often I expect stu"ents to asor an" comprehen" what I am telling
them the first time# I "o not repeat myself! an" I "o not perio"ically assess the stu"ents to chec(
that they are one the same page as I am#
)aving a stu"ent in the front row constantly fall asleep minutes into a class is an effective
wa(e up call# I must "evote more time to researching fun an" engaging activities to get stu"ents
involve" in physics# I ahorre" that constant lecture metho" my university professors employe"!
ut I fin" myself following in their footsteps# I was once tol" that stu"ents will forget 012 of
what you tell them when they leave your classroom! an" the next "ay they will have forgotten
012 of the 312 that they ha" originally rememere"# I must ma(e it my priority to ma(e
material manageale! home my techni4ues to appeal to all learning styles an" preferences! an"
incorporate activities to rea( up my "irect instruction#